The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-09-22
NO. 50.
THE OLD CONSTITUTION.
The Centennial Celebration In Philadelphia
a Great Crowd Present,

| Ahp SehtehhIhl CeIeDFntOn IN fhtf0uclpht0-
A Great Crowd Present.
Thursday, the day fixed for opening the
celebration Of the centennial of the adop.
ton OF the Constitution, at Philadelphia,
dawned bright and clear The streets were
crowded at an early hour with the hun.
dreds of thousands of visitors who have
come TO participate in or witness the cere-
| monies attending the celebration. Visitors.
| military and tiremen have been pouring
into the city all day. Tbs. railroads have
been taxed to their utmost TO accommodate
the crowds which are hocking into the CITY.
Hotels are all filled, aud some of the guests
spent last night as best they could in i'm
| provised beds. Every inch of space was
ti'led with cots and other means Of tempo
| raIy rest 10 accommodate the overflow.
Calculation place. the number of visit
ors at 200, 900. Nearly every State and
Territory Is represented. The buildings of
! lse city, both pubigStpd private, are pro.
| insciy decorated with nags anu bunting,
@Hd %yn me cl'y presents gala appearance.
| shortly after 10 o'clock the civic and in
Iustrial pageant started from Broad and
| Dauphin streets and marched TO Broad and
| Moore streets, Il distance of a little over
| lour miles, and then rOuntermarchcd to
| the starting point. Along the route q con
ClnuOus line OF observation stands have
| been erected, and these were filled at an
E,1'iS noui ny thouSah'lS, VINO nau PAID Tor
the privilege of occupying seats. Thou
sands of others lined the sidewalks. and
windows of buildings and steps were fairly
packed with people
Broad street was almost impossible. so
dense was the crowd gathered in the thor
oughfare rs carly as 7 o'clock, and the
efforts of the police to keep passage were
almost futile. This magnificent thorough
fare had been transferred into an immense
ltyf fhn onco
the carpenters and decorators who had
been busily engaged throughout the night
erecting and decorating stands on both
sides Of the street. There was hardly n
house along the whole street that was not
decorated with flags.
Many buildings displayed statues of Go
iumbia surrounded by flags Of all nations.
Odd Fellows hall had banner across its
front with the inscription, Spot where
Franklin dicw Lightning from the Clouds
III lI32. Busts Of Washington were
mounted in font of some houses with the
national emblem. The crush on some of
The stands were SO great that several
women tainted. Three triumphal arches
pan Broad and Chestnut streets. The
principal one is erected in front of the La
inycltc Hotel, almost opposite the main re-
viewing stand, which will be occupied by
the Presidential party. The other two
arches are about thirty yiive feet high. On
The summit Of one are the busts of Wash
InGtOn, Lincoln, Grant and Cleveland The
decorations that attract more than passing
note ate those on the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Association, the Adams Express
Company, the Lafayette Hotel, the Union
League Club. the st. George Hotel and the
. newly organized Art Club. The stands on
either Size of Broad street were filled with
! people, and the gay cOlOrs worn by the
ladies and children lent additional beauty
to the scene. At 1925 Il telegram flashed
! over the temporary telegraph line con-
structcd along The line of Tie procession,
announcing that the parade had started.
About II o'clock the distinguished guests,
governors, foreign ministers and others be-
gan pouring into their assigned places. AS
the different Governors In passing to their
places were recognized they were heartily
applaldcd. The Constitutional Centennial
commission was officially represented by
Hon. john a. CasSOn, President; Hon.
Amos IL. Little, Chairman Of the Exccu-
tive committee; Hampton l.. Carson, Sec
rotary; II. G. &. Brewster, Jr, Correspond
ing Secretary, and Assistant Secretary
Black, who occupied seats on the front Of
the grand stand, section A. The central
position Of the stand was reservation the
Governors and their stalfs. Among the
Governors present were: Sawyer, of New
Hampshire, Briggs, of Delaware, Green,
Of New Jersey, Larabcc, Of Iowa. Gordon,
Of Georgia, and Beaver, of PENNSYLVANIA.
On the stand were also Representatives.
from Congress, the commissioners from
other States, and other distinguished per-
sonagcs. The seating capacity Of the stand
is 1000.
The procession was formed at H. So, a.
Nj. One notable feature was an Indian
band Of 10 pieces, preceding nine platoOns
Of Indian cadets. There were floats to the
number Of 300, each representing some
branch Of industry, with l5O bands, X, 900
men and 5000 horses Col. A. Il. Snowdcn,
chief marshal rode at the head Of the pro-
cession. There were 23 divisions, each
commanded by an aide.
President Cleveland arrived at $50 in
the morning. and was appropriately wei
coined by Governor Beaver. EX-Prcsident
| Hayes and Gen. Sherman were also present.
! The pageant, as whole, is conceded to
, have been the grandcst ever seen in this
country.
THE CAROLINA CONTINGENT.